From Osnabrück to Bahía Feliz

In May 2024, Alexander Lülf left Osnabrück and moved to Gran Canaria. His mother had died long ago, then his father died too, and he had divorced. Little was left to keep him in Osnabrück, he says. He had known for a long time that he wanted to live somewhere the sun shines and he feels better.

By his own account, his illness was also a reason for the move: the sun mattered to him in that context. He gives no further details, and we do not ask.

He chose Gran Canaria although he had never been to the island. Bahía Feliz in the south came about through a flat he found by chance. He moved alone to a place he did not know, to start over.

Today he says the move was the best decision of his life. From Osnabrück he misses only the friends who stayed. Besides the weather and the scenery, he names above all the people on the island, whom he finds friendly, warm and helpful, and who make Gran Canaria special for him.

His days revolve almost entirely around music, he says. Twice a week he sings in a hotel. At home he works on his songs at the computer and records vocals himself with his own microphones. It is not a professional studio; he calls his setup “hobby-professional”.

His lyrics mostly come at night: he wakes up with an idea and starts writing. The original lyrics are all his own. He has them translated for the Spanish and some of the English versions.

From Gospel Choir to Gothic Rock

By his own account, AXI began singing about 15 years ago in a gospel choir. Today his repertoire runs from emotional ballads and pop-rock to melodic gothic rock with industrial influences. He does not want to be tied to one genre, but to reach people with music and singing.

He has listened to rock for a very long time. The lyrics matter most to him: in rock and gothic he often finds socially critical songs that deal with difficult subjects. “I find myself in them,” he says. In his own lyrics he processes personal thoughts and feelings, recently for example disappointment in himself and others and the wish to find his own voice again.

His songs have German, English and Spanish titles. German is his mother tongue; with English and Spanish versions he also wants to reach people in Spain and abroad. One example is the song “Nenn mich Egoist”, which also exists as “Call Me an Egoist” and “Llámame egoísta”.

What Is Real and What Is AI

AXI writes his lyrics himself. For some of his productions he uses the AI platform Suno, and he says he labels each recording individually. The following statements are AXI's own and have not been independently verified:

  • “Ich Bring Dich Um = Teil Von Mir” (version “Sung by Me”): his own lyrics, his own lead vocal; the backing music was generated with Suno.
  • “I Miss You” / “MISS U” (version 5): his own song, sung by himself. There is no public link yet.
  • “Dunkelheit”: text and idea are his; music and vocals of the released recording come from Suno. It is not his voice.
  • “Nenn mich Egoist” and “Call Me an Egoist”: his lyrics and concept; music and lead vocals come from Suno. Again, it is not his voice.
  • “Goodbye My Lover”: his own voice, but a cover of James Blunt.
  • “Don't Cry”: a cover of Guns N' Roses, not an original.

Further versions with his own vocals are planned; no release date has been set. The photo in this article is a real photo that he took himself.

His own singing can be heard on “Ich Bring Dich Um = Teil Von Mir” (version “Sung by Me”) on Spotify: “Sung by Me” on Spotify · AXI on Spotify · cover clip on YouTube (a cover). Each link opens the respective site in a new tab.

Performances: Maiwoche and the Search for Stages

By his own account, AXI performed in May 2024 at the Maiwoche in Osnabrück, a city-centre festival held every year in May (8 to 20 May in 2024, according to an events portal). He applied as a singer, was selected and sang “Alles aus Liebe” by Die Toten Hosen in the karaoke programme, so a cover. As he remembers it, it was his last evening in Germany.

We do not name the exact day or the stage because we cannot verify them. We also have no proof of his own taking part, so we report it as his statement.

On Gran Canaria he is looking for more live gigs, open stages and musical collaboration. In his words, he has contacted Sala Scala and Entertainment Spain. These are enquiries, not confirmed bookings, and he names no new performance date.